Search results matching tags 'movies', 'action', and 'dvd'http://evpl.org/community/search/SearchResults.aspx?a=1&o=DateDescending&tag=movies,action,dvd&orTags=0Search results matching tags 'movies', 'action', and 'dvd'en-USCommunityServer 2008 SP1 (Build: 30619.63)Doomsday, wrathful robots, other cheerfulness in &quot;Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles&quot;http://evpl.org/community/blogs/movies/archive/2008/12/05/doomsday-wrathful-robots-abundant-cheerfulness-in-quot-terminator-the-sarah-connor-chronicles-quot.aspxFri, 05 Dec 2008 15:38:00 GMT9a7b961d-7882-4302-b701-732ca0e566f2:955professor.knowsitall@evpl<p><img style="float:left;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3071/3084112987_44d6a717d5_m.jpg" alt="Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" width="219" height="240" />Being a self-proclaimed sci-fi geek, I love the Terminator movies.&nbsp; With three theatrical movies, and a fourth coming in 2009 (<em>Terminator Salvation</em>, starring Christian Bale!), Fox decided to capitalize on the series&#39; success with a spin-off television series.&nbsp; Season 1 of <em><a title="EVPL Catalog link" href="http://evans.evpl.org/search/t?SEARCH=terminator%20the%20sarah%20connor%20chronicles%20vid" target="_blank">Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles</a></em> began airing in January of 2008, and was recently released on DVD &amp; Blu-ray.</p>
<p>Explaining the TV show requires a bit of backstory from the movies, so here goes...</p>
<p><em><img style="float:right;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3153/3084950810_1f68b6d6db_m.jpg" alt="The Terminator" width="165" height="240" /><a title="EVPL catalog link" href="http://evans.evpl.org/search~S0/?searchtype=t&amp;searcharg=terminator+vid&amp;sortdropdown=-&amp;SORT=D&amp;extended=0&amp;searchlimits=&amp;searchorigarg=tterminator+the+sarah+connor+chronicles+vid" target="_blank">The Terminator</a></em> (1984)&nbsp;-&nbsp;In 1997,&nbsp;a computer system called Skynet becomes&nbsp;self-aware, unleashes a nuclear apocalypse on humanity, and&nbsp;builds an&nbsp;army of robots to destroy the few surviving humans that have formed a resistance.&nbsp;&nbsp;The leader of this resistance is John Connor, and&nbsp;under his command they are able to keep humanity alive.</p>
<p>In 2029, Skynet decides to send an indestructible&nbsp;Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger)&nbsp;back in time, to the year 1984, to kill John&#39;s mother, Sarah.&nbsp; If they kill Sarah, John will never be born, thus never organizing the resistance.&nbsp; Upon learning of Skynet&#39;s plan, the resistance sends one of their own to the year 1984, to protect Sarah from the Terminator.&nbsp; Fortunately, Sarah stays alive and the Terminator is destroyed.</p>
<p><em><img style="float:left;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3204/3084950798_6e7c69d534_m.jpg" alt="Terminator 2: Judgment Day" width="164" height="240" /><a title="EVPL catalog link" href="http://evans.evpl.org/search/t?SEARCH=terminator%202%20vid" target="_blank">Terminator 2: Judgment Day</a></em> (1991)&nbsp;- It&#39;s now 1993.&nbsp; Sarah Connor is in a mental institution for &quot;delusions&quot;.&nbsp; John Connor is a rebellious youth, living with foster parents.&nbsp; Skynet decides to send a more advanced Terminator to kill John.&nbsp; Future-John (in 2029) has reprogrammed a T-100 (Arnold) and sent him to 1993 to protect young-John.&nbsp; They bust Sarah out of the institution and destroy Cyberdyne, a company creating robotic endoskeletons (used in the future for the robot armies).&nbsp; This successfully delays the&nbsp;nuclear apocalypse.</p>
<p><em><img style="float:right;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3150/3084113003_7472973aca_m.jpg" alt="Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" width="162" height="240" /><a title="EVPL catalog link" href="http://evans.evpl.org/search~S0/?searchtype=t&amp;searcharg=terminator+3+vid&amp;sortdropdown=-&amp;SORT=D&amp;extended=0&amp;searchlimits=&amp;searchorigarg=tterminator+2+vid" target="_blank">Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines</a></em> (2003)&nbsp;- Forget about this one.&nbsp; Has no correlation with this TV show.</p>
<p><em><a title="EVPL catalog link" href="http://evans.evpl.org/search/t?SEARCH=terminator%20the%20sarah%20connor%20chronicles%20vid" target="_blank">Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles</a></em> takes place in 1997.&nbsp; Sarah &amp; John have been on the run for four years, pursued by the FBI for charges of terrorism.&nbsp; While at school one day, John discovers that his substitute teacher is a Terminator sent back in time to kill him.&nbsp; And guess what?</p>
<p>The resistance has sent a female Terminator named Cameron, played by Summer Glau (best-known for her role in <em>Firefly</em> &amp; <em>Serenity</em>),&nbsp;to protect him.&nbsp; Cameron transports Sarah &amp; John to the year 2007, as that is now the year that Skynet takes over.&nbsp; Agent Ellison of the FBI picks up the case, after it remained stagnant for the previous 10 years.</p>
<p><img style="float:left;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3068/3085001346_04597b3dcc_m.jpg" alt="Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" width="180" height="240" />Sarah, John, &amp; Cameron are on a mission to discover what Skynet is and to destroy it.&nbsp; Turns out that an advanced chess computer, that has garnered military interest, is the prime suspect.&nbsp; As Agent Ellison investigates Sarah&#39;s record, including visiting her former psychiatrist&nbsp;from the mental institution, he slowly begins to realize that she wasn&#39;t lying.&nbsp; The final episode features an epic battle, to Johnny Cash&#39;s &quot;When the Man Comes Around&quot; (one of his last songs, containing many references to the Book of Revelations), which literally gave me goosebumps.</p>
<p>While a bit cheesy at times, as most TV shows are, I found the acting and plot to be top-notch.&nbsp; It was also fascinating to see concepts, never fully explained in the movies, fleshed out.&nbsp; Fans of the Terminator films, good sci-fi, and thought-provoking storylines should definitely check it out!</p>
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<li><a href="http://evans.evpl.org/search/t?SEARCH=terminator%20the%20sarah%20connor%20chronicles%20vid" target="_blank">EVPL Catalog</a>: Check availability of <em>Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles</em> at EVPL libraries.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw_0_14?url=search-alias%3Ddvd&amp;field-keywords=terminator+the+sarah+connor+chronicles&amp;sprefix=terminator+the" target="_blank">Amazon.com</a>: Buy <em>Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles</em> on DVD or Blu-ray using this link, and the Public Library Friends will receive a portion of your purchase.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0851851/" target="_blank">Internet Movie Database</a>: Find out more about the show at IMDB.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.fox.com/terminator/" target="_blank">Fox.com</a>: View the official website of the TV show.</li>
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